Dispersal of juvenile collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus) in a high-density population

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2255-2261

  Blackburn, Gwylim S ^a   Wilson, Deborah J ^a   Krebs, Charles J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATAL DISPERSAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; RODENT;

CANADA; KENT PENINSULA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

DICROSTONYX; DICROSTONYX GROENLANDICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032323262     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-76-12-2255     Document Type: Article

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